Personally, I’m all for. It was becoming painfully obvious that he was going to stagnate and become just another ‘what if’ player under BAM. Of course it’s a risk, but at this point it’s a now or never situation, he’s not going to go anywhere with the heaping pile of burning trash that is BAM management. Never forget the fact that BAM themselves admitted to the fact that they ran LZJ down to the ground last year, with the disaster that was the Hylo Open. Everyone and their mother could see that he needed time to rest, to train, to reset, but while all the big name players like Axelsen and Momota took several weeks off (and they STILL ended up struggling in the later tournaments), LZJ played nonstop for almost 4 months and yet somehow we expect him to perform at 100%. He came out in interviews expressing how exhausted he was mentally and physically, and yet, he gets treated like some ****ing emotionless machine by the media, the fans, and BAM.
Plus, I can almost guarantee that he’s got a big money sponsor lined up, otherwise he wouldn’t be so confident in leaving. Rumours are saying he’s got a multi million dollar contract with KLRC, he’s also got huge sponsorships from brands and a massive social media following. If there’s anyone in Malaysian badminton that can go pro and make it work, it’s got to be him.